Author : Andrew Powell-Thomas
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 29,45 MB
Release : 2022-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1445695022
The military heritage of Cornwall from medieval times to the present day. This book will be of interest to all those who would like to know more about Cornwall’s remarkable military history.
Author : Richard Polwhele
Publisher :
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 42,75 MB
Release : 1806
Category : Cornwall (England : County)
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Author : Kate Werran
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 27,68 MB
Release : 2020-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1526759551
The shocking story of a WWII shootout between black and white GIs in a quiet Cornish town that put the British-US “special relationship” on trial. On September 26, 1943, racial tensions between American soldiers stationed in Cornwall erupted in gunfire. Labelled a ‘wild west’ mutiny by the tabloids, it became front page news in Great Britain and the USA. For Americans, it bolstered a fast-accelerating civil rights movement, while in the UK, it exposed unsettling truths about Anglo-American relations. With new archival research, journalist Kate Werran pieces together the shocking drama that authorities tried to hush up. Her narrative examines everything from the controversy of American segregation on British soil to the shocking event itself and the resulting court martial. Extracted from wartime cabinet documents, secret government surveys, opinion polls, diaries, letters and newspapers as well as testimony from those who remember it, this story offers a rare window into a little-known dark side of the ‘American Invasion.’
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Publisher : Youguide International BV
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 43,48 MB
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Author : G. C. Swiney
Publisher :
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 17,60 MB
Release : 1893
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Author : James Marshall-Cornwall
Publisher : Penguin (Non-Classics)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,68 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Emperors
ISBN : 9780141391014
Tracing Napoleon's development as both a general and statesman, distinguished historian James Marshall-Cornwall brings to life the career of one of history's greatest military strategists. Focusing on the two decades during which Napoleon achieved his greatest triumphs and suffered his most heartbreaking defeats, this thoroughly researched study keenly analyzes how, like Oliver Cromwell, Napoleon combined strategy and statecraft throughout his career. From his most brilliant campaigns-in particular his conquest of Piedmont and his triumphant invasion of Italy-to the disasters at Trafalgar, in the Iberian Peninsula, in Russia, at Leipzig, and his final downfall at Waterloo, Napoleon as Military Commander tells the story of a general whose defeats were as remarkable as his victories.
Author : Malcolm Wanklyn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 13,14 MB
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1317868390
A Military History of the English Civil War examines how the civil war was won, who fought for whom, and why it ended. With a straightforward style and clear chronology that enables readers to make their own judgements and pursue their own interests further, this original history provides a thorough critique of the reasons that have been cited for Parliament's victory and the King's defeat in 1645/46. It discusses the strategic options of the Parliamentary and Royalist commanders and councils of war and analyses the decisions they made, arguing that the King’s faulty command structure was more responsible for his defeat than Sir Thomas Fairfax's strategic flair. It also argues that the way that resources were used, rather than the resources themselves, explain why the war ended when it did.
Author : Barton Hacker
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 847 pages
File Size : 47,68 MB
Release : 2003-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9047402103
Preclassical and indigenous nonwestern military institutions and methods of warfare are the chief subjects of this annotated bibliography of work published 1967–1997. Classical antiquity, post-Roman Europe, and the westernized armed forces of the 20th century, although covered, receive less systematic attention. Emphasis is on historical studies of military organization and the relationships between military and other social institutions, rather than wars and battles. Especially rich in references to the periodical literature, the bibliography is divided into eight parts: (1) general and comparative topics; (2) the ancient world; (3) Eurasia since antiquity; (4) sub-Saharan Africa and Oceania; (5) pre-Columbian America; (6) postcontact America; (7) the contemporary nonwestern world; and (8) philosophical, social scientific, natural scientific, and other works not primarily historical.
Author : John Parker Anderson
Publisher :
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 11,70 MB
Release : 1881
Category : British Isles
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Page : 556 pages
File Size : 17,66 MB
Release : 1894
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